Top 10 Lies Riders Tell Themselves

1. I’m okay to ride

While most of the lies we tell ourselves as motorcyclists may lead to entertaining stories outlining our foibles as human beings, some have all-too-frequently tragic results. Riding under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is one of those things. I hate to get all serious on you in what is intended to be a (mostly) comical look at motorcycling, but intoxicated riding kills motorcyclists. And there’s no way to be funny about it.

Riding is a way to live life more fully. To me, having a full life involves sticking around for a while to enjoy it. Oh, and the people who care about you will lead happier lives, too.

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Kevin Polito

If I buy a motorcycle, I can save money on gas. 🙂

Evans Brasfield

Yes!

Kevin Polito

Well, I saved money on gas by riding the bike to work instead of using the car. But then… I went riding after work, and rode the bike about 300 miles over the weekend. And that ride to the coast didn’t help. And those Iron Butt rides…

Those extra curricular rides would mostly likely be replaced with other hobbies that could also cost money so I think it’s ok. Unless the alternative of all those other rides is just sitting at home watching tv. Then yes, much more expensive.

Mike

I saved money from going to therapy!

Jeremy

Yup, I get asked/told that all the time. Sure, you absolutely do get better gas mileage over a car… but the total cost of ownership/riding is definitely higher. Sport bikes all require premium gas, my 1-liter typically gets only 28-32mpg street riding (about the same as a passenger car), oil is 400% more expensive, tires only last 6k instead of 40k-70k, tires cost $350 instead of $600 total, all the riding gear will run you $500 to $3500 depending on all the stuff need to buy, registration and taxes on yet another vehicle, you have to have a private locked garage space if you want to keep your bike from being stolen/vandalized, motorcycles are recreational vehicles so they do not qualify for multiple car insurance discounts… and all it takes is one drop and you kiss many thousands away. Traffic tickets are optional.

Wan Stpl

I ride 135cc moped so your statement is totally legit for me..

fastfreddie

If the drunk riders only adhered to just one more;)

Joe Elliott

I’ll change the oil….tomorrow!

James Glissan

I was waiting for that one!

malcolm66

Cagers are only part of the problem it’s called proper speed for the road condition before you. Heavy traffic is just stupid to ride through with a hand full of throttle.

malcolm66

I had 3 motorcycles at once and I dumped the one I neglected the most and now I regret it? Wow, I’m afflicted!

malcolm66

found this out in a little town called Bowie Arizona and I’m beyond fumes as the gas light was on for what seemed like an hour and a 100 miles and as soon as I was redirected by the patrons at the only establishment in the fly speck called Bowie I ran out of gas 2 miles from the gas station! Thankfully a Good Samaritan stopped with a gallon of gas and refused my five dollar bill saying that he was trying to make his was to heaven by helping others? Maybe some guilt or similar circumstances. Anyway, at 85 to 90 MPH on my Road Glide Ultra for 239 miles was plenty!

Kevin Polito

I bought a new motorcycle in 1975. As I got ready to ride it home, I asked the salesman how much gas was in the tank. He said, “Enough to get you to a gas station.” I rolled out of the lot and headed to the gas station a half block away. The bike ran out of gas before I got to it, and I had to push it into the station and up to the pump.

malcolm66

Been there done that!

Guest

Every year I’ve come back from Sturgis feeling barely a live! LOL

malcolm66

Every year I come back from the Sturgis Rally!

malcolm66

Some of the dumbest of mistakes are made within a half mile of your house!

It’s only one more bike . . . I’ve said that so many times that the garage runneth over into a second one. So when you have 13 are you just afflicted or is it worse than that? I don’t really want an answer to that.
And that other lie, it’s not going to rain . . . if that’s so, what are those little water droplet things doing falling out of the sky as you back a bike out of the garage? Then the other lie comes into play, it’s not going to do anything . . . . and within a couple of blocks from home, you get drenched because you didn’t want to put the rainsuit on.

boscoe

Was feeling smug until the last one. After five decades of riding, I don’t tell myself motorcycle lies – except that I can always have one more bike. Of course, I pay to maintain them, so I’m not sure it applies.

Doppler Effect

You missed the most common lie…. “I had to lay it down.” Translation: You panicked, locked the brakes, and FELL down.

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